Lake County Crime
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Waukegan sees spate of BB gun shootingsAug 13, 2013 6:21 pm - At least six people have been shot by a BB gun at various locations throughout Waukegan since the beginning of August, police say. No serious injuries have been reported...
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New trial date for Wauconda firefighterAug 13, 2013 12:20 pm - A new trial date has been set for a Wauconda firefighter accused of sexually abusing a victim under the age of 13. The trial against Donald Berthiaume, 41, of the 2500 b...
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Judge tells Fox Lake man to accept deal or go to trialAug 13, 2013 10:35 am - A Fox Lake man accused of killing his friend in a crash nearly one year ago was told by a Lake County judge to accept a plea deal or go to trial. Lake County Judge Dani...
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Waukegan man sentenced to 48 years for murdering wifeAug 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Calling the murder of Graciela Guijarro “incredibly shocking,” a Lake County judge sentenced a Waukegan man to 48 years in prison for killing his wife more than a decade...
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Mundelein man pleads guilty to Vernon Hills police station shooting, agrees to pen apology letter to cop who shot himAug 12, 2013 12:00 pm - A Mundelein man who pulled a fake gun in the lobby of the Vernon Hills Police Department in April and wanted officers to kill him, pleaded guilty Monday and must write a...
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Woodstock man gets 3 years probation for fatal 2012 street raceAug 12, 2013 11:22 am - A 21-year-old Woodstock man who left the scene after two teens crashed into a pole and died while street racing in July 2012 recently was sentenced to three years probat...
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6 years for Elgin Valentine's Day pipe beatingAug 12, 2013 11:00 am - A 27-year-old Elgin man accused of beating his estranged wife's boyfriend on Valentine's Day this year with a metal pipe and then stepping in front of a truck in an appa...
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Officer from Cary held on sex abuse chargesAug 11, 2013 7:00 pm - A Cook County correctional officer has been de-deputized and is being held on $50,000 bond after being arrested on Saturday on charges of unlawful restraint and criminal...
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Mundelein police say they are seeking robbers who struck grocery storeAug 09, 2013 5:03 pm - Mundelein police are hunting for two men they say pulled off an armed robbery at a grocery store. Police said the bandits struck Supermercado Vargas Grocery, 814 S. Lake...
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Waukegan drug arrest:Aug 08, 2013 6:36 pm - Paul Barnes, 42, of the 400 block of Franklin Street, was arrested Friday, Aug, 2, and charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of...